Beer

The States That Drink the Most Beer in America

Not sure why we love seeing who's the "consumpution" top dog, but we do. The friendly folks at VinePair went to great lengths to pull some data and give us the winners. So without further dudes...

First, let it be known that collectively we drink 7 billion gallons of beer in America annually (and growing). That's the three comma club of beer drinking.

According to the data, tiny New Hampshire consumes the most beer per capita. What gives? New England winters are cold, yes, but other factors are at work here. The Granite State doesn’t tax alcohol, making it a magnet for thirsty residents of Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and other neighboring states.

The states drinking the most and least beer might surprise you. To make sense of it all, VinePair broke the data into color-coded maps and straightforward charts.

The States That Drink The Most Beer Per Capita

New Hampshire notwithstanding, Big Sky Country topped this ranking. Residents of Montana, and North and South Dakota, consume nearly 40 gallons of beer per person each year.

The States That Drink The Most Beer Overall

Large states like California and Texas led this category, with hard-living Floridians taking the bronze. Ohio and North Carolina, two relatively sparsely populated states, also cracked the top 10. We wonder if either state’s academic population might be able to shed some light on that.

Ranking The States

Rank

State

Gallons Per Capita

1

New Hampshire

40.6

2

Montana

39.4

3

North Dakota

38.3

4

South Dakota

38.2

5

Wisconsin

34.3

6

Maine

33.8

7

Nebraska

33.3

8

Nevada

32.9

9

Vermont

32.8

10

Texas

31.8

Looking at things from the perspective of total gallons of beer consumed, the data largely mirrors population ranks.